HR Advisor - Case & Employment Law Expert (Hybrid)

Morson Edge; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Private Medical Cover

Pension with employer contributions

Cycle to Work

Home & Tech Benefits

Green Car Leasing Schemes

Occupational Health support

Employee discount scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking an HR Advisor in London (Elephant and Castle) with 3 days on site and 2 days from home, plus occasional travel. Salary ranges from £50,000 to £58,000 per year, with a bonus of 7.5% to 15% and hybrid options after about five weeks.

The role reports to the HR Operations Manager within the HR directorate and is a permanent position. Benefits include 25 days leave, private medical cover, pension with employer contributions, cycle to work schemes, Health & wellbeing services,

Qualifications

• Essential: Chartered CIPD or currently undertaking CIPD studies
• Essential: Experience managing a range of complex cases (disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence management, performance, discrimination, bullying & harassment, redeployment and redundancy) and able to apply relevant techniques to situations
• Essential: Experience advising managers on the application of complex terms and conditions
• Essential: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Essential: Knowledge of employment law and HR policy and best practice
• Essential: Project management skills
• Essential: Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels
• Essential: Track record in developing practical HR solutions and delivering projects/services
• Essential: Tenacious, self-motivated team player
• Essential: Ability to compile and analyse reports from HR systems
• Essential: Ability to communicate with a diverse client group
• Essential: Ability to produce succinct correspondence and reports
• Essential: Ability to research, analyse and reason logically under tight deadlines
• Essential: Commitment to providing excellent customer service

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, guidance, documentation and structured case management support to business managers
• Ensure all case management is recorded on HR systems to support weekly management reporting
• Manage all case work following HR policy and procedures, tracking progress against defined timescales
• Provide advice to managers on employment law, terms and conditions, and HR policy and procedures
• Undertake project work and provide regular updates on progress and timelines
• Support managers with resolving governance and audit findings
• Check all employment change requests submitted by managers and discuss with HR Operations Manager before approving
• Monitor sickness absence management and performance, coaching managers through the process
• Support long-term sickness management with Occupational Health advice
• Demonstrate positive customer service through seamless HR operations and cover when colleagues are absent
• Ensure all inquiries via phone, face-to-face, and email are acknowledged and answered promptly
• Improve manager capability by coaching local managers and delivering workshops
• Ensure HR systems are updated and maintained
• Contribute to HR policy development and participate in working groups
• Participate in job evaluation panels when requested
• Manage relationships with Trade Unions and employee representatives for smooth case workflows
• Maintain reporting systems and provide management information as requested

Skills

CIPD and people management knowledge

Complex case management

Employment law knowledge

Interpersonal and communication skills

Project management

Relationship building

Customer service orientation

Education

Chartered CIPD member

CIPD studies (in progress)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Morson Group is seeking an HR Advisor in London (Elephant and Castle) with 3 days on site and 2 days from home, plus occasional travel. Salary ranges from £50,000 to £58,000 per year, with a bonus of 7.5% to 15% and hybrid options after about five weeks.

The role reports to the HR Operations Manager within the HR directorate and is a permanent position. Benefits include 25 days leave, private medical cover, pension with employer contributions, cycle to work schemes, Health & wellbeing services,